Wind estimation with multirotor UAVs

K Meier, R Hann, J Skaloud, A Garreau - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have benefited from a tremendous increase in popularity
over the past decade, which has inspired their application toward many novel and unique …

[HTML][HTML] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Real-Time Vegetation Monitoring in Antarctica: A Review

K Lockhart, J Sandino, N Amarasingam, R Hann… - Remote Sensing, 2025 - mdpi.com
The unique challenges of polar ecosystems, coupled with the necessity for high-precision
data, make Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) an ideal tool for vegetation monitoring and …

[HTML][HTML] Combined use of aerial photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning for detecting geomorphological changes in Hornsund, Svalbard

M Błaszczyk, M Laska, A Sivertsen, SD Jawak - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Arctic is a region undergoing continuous and significant changes in land relief due to
different glaciological, geomorphological and hydrogeological processes. To study those …

Environmental status of Svalbard coastal waters: Coastscapes and focal ecosystem components

JE Søreide, V Pitusi, A Vader, B Damsgård, F Nilsen… - 2020 - repozytorium.bg.ug.edu.pl
Coastal waters are among the most productive regions in the Arctic. These nearshore waters
are critical breeding and foraging grounds for many invertebrates, fish, birds, and marine …

Applying UAV-Based Remote Sensing Observation Products in High Arctic Catchments in SW Spitsbergen

AB Alphonse, T Wawrzyniak, M Osuch, N Hanselmann - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the age of remote sensing, particularly with new generation Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles
(UAVs), there is a broad spectrum of applications, especially in remote and rapidly changing …

Spatio-temporal variability of surface temperatures in High Arctic periglacial environment using UAV thermal imagery and in-situ measurements

AB Alphonse, M Osuch, T Wawrzyniak… - GIScience & Remote …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The rapidly changing climate in the High Arctic is posing significant challenges to its
ecosystem. To better understand the changes, this study uses Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle …

SIOS's earth observation (EO), remote sensing (RS), and operational activities in response to COVID-19

SD Jawak, BN Andersen, VA Pohjola, Ø Godøy… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) is an international partnership of
research institutions studying the environment and climate in and around Svalbard. SIOS is …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic roughness length of crevassed tidewater glaciers from UAV map**

A Dachauer, R Hann, AJ Hodson - The Cryosphere, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
The aerodynamic roughness length (z 0) is an important parameter in the bulk approach for
calculating turbulent fluxes and their contribution to ice melt. However, z 0 estimates for …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution and variability of boundary layer aerosol particles observed in Ny-Ålesund during late spring in 2018

B Harm-Altstädter, K Bärfuss, L Bretschneider… - Aerosol …, 2023 - ar.copernicus.org
This article aims to improve the understanding of the small-scale aerosol distribution
affected by different atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) properties. In particular, transport …

Frozen data? Polar research and fieldwork in a pandemic era

S Duveau - Polar Record, 2021 - cambridge.org
Drawing on an ethnographic survey in Svalbard before and during the coronavirus outbreak,
this commentary reflects on the multiple dimensions of fieldwork highlighted by the …